Words for Wednesdays 154. Faces with smiles155. Candy Milk Straws156. Leftovers157. Drawers full of clean clothes That is where I left off on my thankful list, many months ago. If you haven’t read Ann Voskamp’s book 1000 Gifts, make it a goal to pick it up before the end of…
Mommy Mondays Have you noticed how College dorms are starting to look like fashionable mini-apartments? Maybe it’s just that Facebook has opened this phase of life up to me in new ways. I’m grieving with parents who post: “Many tears were shed as we drove away.” One sweet teen set-up…
Teacher Tuesdays I recently shared pictures of our first few days of school. I even created a plan for what I’d do if I struggled with various moods during the year. I neglected to plan for sick days. Last week, I had some sort of allergy-headache-bowling ball for a brain-kind…
Mommy Mondays Do you know how sticky little two year olds can get? At a dessert social following our church’s prayer service last night, my niece’s mouth displayed remnants of vanilla frosting, and her hands bore the evidence of a red velvet cupcake. I’m pretty sure the crumbs of a…
Foto Fridays (Or Saturday, you know, whatever…) I’m often asked, “How do you get it all done?” when talking about the different ages of the kids and home schooling. To satisfy the curious and encourage the faint hearted, here’s a post in pictures of what our home school looked like…
Five Minute Friday Lisa Jo Baker has started 5 Minute Fridays, where friends each write for 5 minutes on the same word. No editing. No pressure. Just writing. It sounded fun, so I’m going to try it, along with my Foto Friday post. Thankfully, I’m a pretty fast typer. 🙂…
Words for Wednesdays Books that change your life are hard to find. Especially when they were written a hundred or more years ago, and have since gone out of print! If you have spoken to me for 5 minutes about books, I’m sure you’ve heard me rave about Lamplighter Publishing.…